Turkey Everyone Raves About Recipe

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Ingredients
5
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Nutrition
2034
Calories
Total time
250
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 15 lbs whole turkey
  • 20 oz cheesecloth
  • 2 lbs butter
  • 1 (750 ml) bottle of good white wine

Directions:

  1. Obviously defrost turkey and remove giblets.
  2. Preheat oven to 325°F.
  3. Take half of 1lb of butter and allow to come to room temperature.
  4. Rub rinsed and patted dry turkey with room temperature butter.
  5. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  6. Take one package of cheesecloth, open it up and fold it in a way that will cover the entire turkey.(Use the whole cheesecloth for this).
  7. Place cheesecloth over entire turkey.
  8. Wrap/bundle fresh poultry seasoning herbs in cheesecloth (whatever you need to use,you can cut to size) and tie to secure. This makes for easier removal.
  9. Place the rest of the butter,wine and wrapped herbs in a pot on the stove.
  10. Heat till melted and fragrant.
  11. Baste entire turkey with butter, wine, herb mixture over the cheesecloth.
  12. Baste turkey every 20 minutes from pot with wine, butter, herb mixture until till recommended cooking time is up.
  13. If you run out of the mixture in the pot, use what is in the roasting pan.
  14. Every time you baste, rotate the turkey, left to right.
  15. At the end of cooking, baste, remove cheesecloth and let rest for 10 minutes.
  16. BTW~ cheesecloth may look burnt do not worry - the turkey won't be - DO NOT COVER WHILE COOKING.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2033.7 Kcal (8515 kJ)
Calories from fat 1290.78 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 143.42g 221%
Cholesterol 855.98mg 285%
Sodium 966.74mg 40%
Potassium 1980.48mg 42%
Total Carbs 4.68g 2%
Sugars 0.21g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.78g 3%
Protein 188.91g 378%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 1%
Vitamin A 1.1mg 38%
Iron 11mg 61%
Calcium 191.3mg 19%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 209.47 Kcal (877 kJ)
Calories from fat 132.95 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.77g 221%
Cholesterol 88.16mg 285%
Sodium 99.57mg 40%
Potassium 203.98mg 42%
Total Carbs 0.48g 2%
Sugars 0.02g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.08g 3%
Protein 19.46g 378%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 38%
Iron 1.1mg 61%
Calcium 19.7mg 19%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 52.5
    Points
  • 55
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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